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Dec 12, 2011 at 4:27 pm #1282960
Haven't done a ton of winter hiking so this might be a dumb question. I currently have a montbell thermawrap jacket and an alpine light down parka. Could I wear the thermawrap with the down parka over it or vise versa? Could that get me down into the mid twenties around camp?
Dec 12, 2011 at 4:53 pm #1811382My nephew considers shorts good for 20f. The temp that a system will handle depends on you and your style.
Layering puffy jackets is fine if they fit without overly compressing the insulation. Down as the inner one will probably work better.
Dec 12, 2011 at 5:01 pm #1811385I tend to be cold and I still found that layering a Patagonia Nano Puff under my Alpine Light Down Parka worked in the 20s. Toss on a wind shirt over it all for an extra kick.
Dec 12, 2011 at 5:10 pm #1811389The system the OP described is the system I use in temps down to around 0 F. For me the thermawrap jacket fits under the A.L. parka but not vice versa as the A.L. parka is way too puffy.
Dec 12, 2011 at 5:18 pm #1811394Thanks. I just wanted to make sure throwing down parka over the synthetic piece wasn't counter productive and I wouldn't lose any warmth.
Dec 12, 2011 at 6:17 pm #1811429I haven't had any problems w/ just my Alpine Light into the teens at camp (base layer, mid-layer and occasionally my windshirt)-I might possibly be a freak of nature however :)
not sure on the cut of the Thermawrap, but my Alpine Light is cut roomy enough to have another thinner insulating layer underneath w/o any trouble
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